send an email

Meaning

This is a basic and essential workplace collocation that means to write and transmit an electronic message to someone. It is used daily in office environments to describe communication tasks.

Examples

• I need to send an email to the client before 5 PM.

  I need to send an email to the client before 5 PM.

• Did you send an email to the team about the meeting change?

  Did you send an email to the team about the meeting change?

• Please send an email to confirm your attendance.

  Please send an email to confirm your attendance.

• I will send an email with the attached document shortly.

  I will send an email with the attached document shortly.

• He forgot to send an email to the HR department.

  He forgot to send an email to the HR department.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I will write and send to you an email.

  ✓ I will send you an email.

  The verb 'send' takes an indirect object directly ('send you') or with 'to' at the end ('send an email to you').

• ✗ Please send me email when you are ready.

  ✓ Please send me an email when you are ready.

  'Email' is a countable noun here, so it requires the indefinite article 'an'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Could you ___ to the supplier asking for a discount?

  💡 Transmit a digital message.

  Show answer

  send an email

• I will ___ with the link to the online meeting.

  💡 Send a digital message containing a link.

  Show answer

  send an email